Back to Beethoven's Diabelli, and this
time with Artur Schnabel (recorded 1937). The restoration on Naxos
(Mark Obert-Thorn) is excellent, but I needed to tame the bass.
Compared with Levit (yesterday) one notices straight away how
Schnabel differentiates each of the 33 variations, and how he
obviously loves the music. Coming from a different time, many of the variations are played more slowly than is now customary. So much the better.
Despite its age, this is now going to
be my first choice when I want to listen to the Diabelli played by a
master who knows and loves the music. Three stars.
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